Saturday, September 20, 2008

Ccpur environmental campaign

From M Kaimuanthang

Lamka, Sep 19: The Churachandpur District Students Union, CDSU, in collaboration with the district youth affairs and sports organised a one-day environmental awareness programme at Mata Mualtam today.

The programme among others was attended as resource person by Dr Bogen Singh, environment and ecology department, Manipur, T Vivek Sharma, data analyst of environment and ecology as well as Dr. Lalzagou, senior lecturer at Churachandpur government college.

Addressing the 300 youths gathered on the occasion at Mualtam village church, Dr Bogen Singh said that we cannot live without ecological balance and enviroment and to spoil our environment means we are spoiling ourselves and sources of livelihood.

Most of the speakers stressed on the importance of environment.

From 14 villages 14 youth clubs gathered today and their number of participants was about 300.

The programme was part of the green Manipur drive launched by the state government and has been implemented through the youth affairs and sports department.

As regards the Churachandpur dam catchment area protection has been the focus of attention and for that matter tomorrow tree plantation will be taken up with all the youths who gathered today.

Altogether 250 T Shirts and caps were also distributed to the participants.

Source: Imphal Free Press


Envn campaign at Khuga Dam

Sinnlianmang Guite

Lamka, Sep 19: Churachandpur District Students’ Union today hosted an environmental awareness campaign for the nearby villages of Khuga Dam in an attempt to control rampant destruction of forest land.

The campaign, strongly advocated by the IFC Minister N Biren during his recent inspection tour at the dam site, was sponsored by the youth affairs and sports.

Fourteen adjoining villages of Khuga Dam made an enthusiastic turn-up during the campaign at Mata Mualtam - a village incidentally considered the best bet to have a sight of the scenic dam waters.

Dr Bogen Singh and T Vivek Sharma from the Environment and Ecology Wing, Govt of Manipur elucidated on the campaign to the 200-odd selective representatives in their capacity as resource persons.

The duo spoke at length on the need to maintain ecological balance in the environment. They also explained on ways to nurture the natural world and how humans could benefit from it. The negative impact arising out of reckless deforestation was also made adequately highlighted to the people.

In what could be described as a pleasant surprise to the participants and for the first in the areas for any such gathering a T-shirt and cap each was gifted to the participants.

As part of the second leg of the campaign DC Churachandpur Sumant Singh (IAS) is set to lead a mass planting of trees along the Khuga Dam site and through its approach road.

The Sangai Express

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